(very) familiar; well-acquainted
it hasn't been long since
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
smart rabbit; cunning rabbit; nimble rabbit
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
Japanese food; Japanese meal
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
predicament; difficult situation
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
way of talking; speaking style
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
(apportioning) in small amounts
filtration; filtering; percolation
all (there is); as long as there is
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
with a clink (click, clack)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand